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Haryana artists

Haryana's folk songs and Saang theatre are its own, and its artists have also made their mark on classical music and Hindi cinema.

Classical music

Pandit Jasraj, one of the great Hindustani vocalists of the Mewati gharana, was born in Pili Mandori in Haryana.

Saang and Ragini

Saang (or Swang) is open-air musical theatre on stories from legend and village life. Pandit Lakhmi Chand, called the Surya Kavi (sun among poets) of Haryana, wrote and staged many of the best-known plays. Ragini, sung as a contest between two singers, grew out of Saang and is still performed at fairs.

Dance

The Phag dance is performed in the spring after the harvest, the Ghoomar by women at festivals and the Dhamal in the Gurugram and Mahendragarh areas.

Cinema

The singer Sonu Nigam was born in Faridabad, the actor Om Puri in Ambala and Randeep Hooda in Rohtak.

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